Esdras 7
1 Kèk tan apre tout evènman sa yo, sou rèy Atagzèsès, wa peyi Pès la, te gen yon nonm yo te rele Esdras ki te soti nan branch fanmi Arawon an. Papa l' te rele Seraja. Seraja te pitit Azarya, Azarya te pitit Ilkija.
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 Ilkija te pitit Chaloum, Chaloum te pitit Zadòk, Zadòk te pitit Achitoub.
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 Achitoub te pitit Amarya, Amarya te pitit Azarya, Azarya te pitit Merajòt.
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 Merajòt te pitit Zeraja, Zeraja te pitit Ouzi, Ouzi te pitit Bouki.
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 Bouki te pitit Abichwa, Abichwa te pitit Fineas, Fineas te pitit Eleaza, Eleaza te pitit Arawon, granprèt la.
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
6 Esdras te yon nonm save ki te fò anpil nan lalwa Seyè a, lalwa Bondye pèp Izrayèl la te bay Moyiz la. Li t'ap travay ak wa a. Wa a te bay Esdras tou sa li te mande l', paske Seyè a, Bondye li a, t'ap pwoteje l'. Se konsa li kite lavil Babilòn pou l' moute lavil Jerizalèm.
this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him.
7 Anpil lòt moun nan pèp Izrayèl la, nan prèt yo, nan moun Levi yo, nan sanba yo, nan gad tanp yo ak lòt travayè yo, te pran wout la moute lavil Jerizalèm ansanm ak li. Lè sa a, wa Atagzèsès te nan setyèm lanne rèy li.
Some of the children of Israel, including some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 Yo rive Jerizalèm nan senkyèm mwa setyèm lanne rèy Atagzèsès la.
He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 Yo te kite lavil Babilòn premye jou nan premye mwa a. Epi yo rive lavil Jerizalèm premye jou nan senkyèm mwa a, avèk pwoteksyon Bondye.
For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.
10 Esdras te pase tout tan li ap etidye lalwa Seyè a. Li t'ap swiv tou sa ki ladan l'. Li t'ap moutre pèp Izrayèl la tout lòd ak tout regleman Seyè a.
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the LORD’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
11 Men kopi lèt wa Atagzèsès te renmèt Esdras, ki te yon prèt ak yon nonm save. Li te dòktè nan zafè lalwa ak kòmandman Seyè a te bay pèp Izrayèl la.
Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the LORD’s commandments, and of his statutes to Israel:
12 Men lèt Atagzèsès, gran wa a, te ekri bay Esdras, nonm save ki fò nan lalwa Bondye ki nan syèl la! -Koulye a,
Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now
13 mwen bay lòd nan tout peyi m'ap gouvènen yo pou tout moun nan pèp Izrayèl la, nan prèt yo osinon nan moun Levi yo, ki vle ale avè ou lavil Jerizalèm, pou yo kite yo ale.
I make a decree that all those of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my realm, who intend of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
14 Se mwen menm, wa a, ansanm ak sèt konseye m' yo ki voye ou al fè enspeksyon nan peyi Jida a ak nan lavil Jerizalèm pou ou wè ki jan moun yo ap swiv liv lalwa Bondye ki nan men ou lan.
Because you are sent by the king and his seven counsellors to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
15 W'a pran avè ou ajan ak lò wa a ansanm ak konseye l' yo te fè lide bay pou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ki gen tanp li lavil Jerizalèm.
and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
16 W'a pote tou tout ajan ak lò y'a ba ou nan tout pwovens Babilòn lan ansanm ak ofrann pèp la ak prèt yo te fè lide voye paske yo vle fè l' pou kay Bondye a nan lavil Jerizalèm.
and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
17 Konsa, avèk tout ajan sa a w'a achte towo bèf, belye mouton, jenn ti mouton ansanm ak grenn jaden, grenn danre, diven ak lwil ki pou mache ak yo. Epi w'a ofri yo sou lotèl la nan tanp Bondye ou la ki lavil Jerizalèm.
Therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 Avèk ajan ak lò ki va rete a, ou menm ak frè ou yo, n'a fè sa nou vle avè l', depi sa nou fè a dakò ak volonte Bondye nou an.
Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that according to the will of your God.
19 W'a pran tout veso yo te renmèt ou nan men pou sèvi nan tanp Bondye ou la, w'a mete yo nan tanp lan lavil Jerizalèm, devan lotèl Bondye ou la.
The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
20 Si gen lòt bagay ou bezwen ankò pou tanp Bondye ou la, ou mèt pran nan kès wa a pou achte yo.
Whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to give, give it out of the king’s treasure house.
21 Mwen menm, wa Atagzèsès, mwen pase lòd bay tout trezorye leta ki nan pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la, pou yo bay Esdras, prèt la, nonm save ki fò nan lalwa Bondye ki nan syèl la, tou sa l'a mande yo san pran reta,
I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
22 depi sa l' mande a pa depase an total sanvenmil ons ajan, sisansenkant (650) barik ble, sisan (600) galon diven, sisan (600) galon lwil oliv. Pou disèl la, y'a ba li valè li bezwen.
up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred cors of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Se pou ou sèten yo bay tou sa Bondye ki nan syèl la mande pou tanp li a, san manke anyen, pou Bondye pa janm fache sou mwen, ni sou pitit ki va gouvènen peyi a apre m'.
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24 Epi m' fè nou konnen yo pa gen dwa fè ni prèt yo, ni moun Levi yo, ni sanba yo, ni gad tanp yo, ni domestik yo, ni okenn lòt moun k'ap sèvi nan tanp Bondye a, peye okenn taks, okenn kontribisyon ni okenn dwa lese pase.
Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or labourers of this house of God.
25 Ou menm menm, Esdras, avèk bon konprann Bondye ba ou a, w'a chwazi majistra ak jij pou gouvènen tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo k'ap viv dapre lalwa Bondye ou la, nan pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la. Si genyen ki pa konnen lalwa a, se pou ou fè yo aprann li.
You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.
26 Tout moun ki pa mache dapre lalwa Bondye ou la osinon dapre lòd wa a bay la, se pou yo san pitye pou yo lè y'ap pini yo pou sa yo fè a. Sa pou yo touye y'a touye. Sa pou yo depòte y'a depòte. Sa pou yo fè peye amann y'a fè peye amann. Sa pou yo mete nan prizon y'a mete nan prizon!
Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgement be executed on him with all diligence, whether it is to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 Lè sa a, Esdras di: -Lwanj pou Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo! Li mete nan tèt wa a lide pou l' fè tout bèl bagay sa yo pou tanp Seyè a lavil Jerizalèm.
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem;
28 Li fè m' jwenn favè devan wa a, devan konseye l' yo ak tout lòt gwo zotobre k'ap travay ak wa a. Li te ban m' kouraj, mwen te rive sanble tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la pou yo pati avè mwen!
and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the LORD my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.
